Raw (Crack the Sky album)

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Raw
Raw cover
Studio album by Crack the Sky
Released 1986
Genre Rock
Length 38:40
Label Grudge
Producer John Palumbo
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 2/5 stars2/5 stars2/5 stars2/5 stars2/5 stars Link
Crack the Sky chronology
World in Motion 1
(1983)		 Raw
(1986)		 From the Greenhouse
(1989)

Raw, the seventh "proper" album (not counting compilations or live albums) from Crack the Sky, really is more of a John Palumbo solo album under the Crack the Sky banner—other than Jamie LaRitz playing lead guitar, all of the musical parts were played by Palumbo. However, Raw is more "Rock" than Palumbo's solo efforts. (The next Crack the Sky album, 1989's From the Greenhouse, saw the return of a number of veteran CTS members, most importantly guitarist Rick Witkowski.)

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by John Palumbo

  1. "White Girl on Fire" – 5:46
  2. "Boilermaker" – 4:35
  3. "Song for Another Year" – 5:10
  4. "Elvis Was My Daddy!" – 3:53
  5. "Crime" – 6:32
  6. "Raw" – 4:13
  7. "(This Is) The Real Thing" – 4:23
  8. "The Samaritian" – 4:08

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The band

[edit] Additional performers

  • David Heckscher — Elvis voice

[edit] Production

  • John Palumbo — Producer

[edit] Additional credits

  • Connell Byrne — Cover
  • Recorded at BeaTarama, U.S.
  • Protection through Ardan
  • Warning! Parents—Portions of this record depict the political corruption of large and small governments leading to the annihilation of the human race—THE ULTIMATE OBSCENITY
  • Thanks: Mary, Chuck, Dwight, Victor, Vanessa, Hamms, The Guitar Exchange, Lenny, Jay, Rick Vince Joey & Carey and Ron Gregory
  • For Ian
  • Guitars by Kramer

[edit] Source

  • CD liner notes
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Crack the Sky
John Palumbo | Rick Witkowski | Bobby Hird | Glenn Workman | John Tracey | Sonny Petrovsky
Gary Lee Chappell | Joey D'Amico | Vince DePaul | Jim Griffiths | Nat Kerr | Jamie LaRitz | Joe Macre | Rob Stevens | Michael Taylor | Carey Ziegler
Crack Pack Horns
Dave Fairall | Ronnie Fowler | J.J. Gunning | Tom McCormick | Tom Williams | Paul Soroka | Jim Stienfeld | Chris Walker | Keith Zaffino
Studio albums
Crack the Sky (1975) | Animal Notes (1976) | Safety in Numbers (1978) | White Music (1980) | Photoflamingo (1981) | World in Motion 1 (1983) | Raw (1986) | From the Greenhouse (1989) | Dog City (1990) | Cut (1998) | Ghost (2001) | Dogs from Japan (2004)
Live albums
Compilations